Where does “Rímac” come from?

Rímac (Spanish) comes from Quechua rimaq, from Quechua -q, from Quechua -p — Genitive marker following vowels. See also: -pa.

Rímac (Spanish): Rimac

Definitions

  1. Rimac

Ancestry of “Rímac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuarimaqspeaker
2Quechua-qAgentive. Like English -er, -or; Alternative...
3Quechua-pGenitive marker following vowels. See also: -pa

Words derived from “Rímac”

Every word from Quechua -p →Every word from Quechua -q →Every word from Quechua rimaq →